Executions: 700 Years of Public Punishment in London

by Meriel Jeater and Jackie Keily

A fascinating record of how London and Londoners were shaped by nearly 700 years of public executions.

More frequent in London than in any other city or town in Britain, these morbid spectacles often attracted tens of thousands of onlookers at locations across the capital and were a major part of Londoners' lives for centuries. From Smithfield to Kennington, Tyburn to Newgate Prison, public executions became embedded in London's landscape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781301085
• ISBN13: 9781781301081
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.7"